One of my friends sent me one of this emails and while I read it with absolutely no intention of passing it on in any form, I found myself thinking of scenarios and hence this Fanfiction was created. Sorry.
SLASH references: Merlin/Arthur
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No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.
Merlin didn't usually cry. He may not be the bravest, or the most courageous but he wasn't a cry-baby. He was used to hurt, to people talking behind his back. His gift had made him practically an outcast in Ealdor before his mother had sent him to Camelot and while he wasn't an outcast in Camelot if anyone found out about his magic then he would be executed.
The first night he sobbed quietly, missing his mother and familiar surroundings. When Arthur drank the sleeping draft, thinking it was poison Merlin sat by his side and wondered why he could not cry. He faced Anhora and begged for Arthur's life; he listened in disbelief as Anhora explained about the sleeping draft but still he did not cry. His heart was in his mouth, he felt nauseous but his eyes remained dry. When Arthur was injured by the Questing Beast, when Merlin stayed by his side screaming for help the tears still refused to come; the shock and the horror dried his tears into rage and bound the anger in his chest.
When Arthur was well again, but his mother was dying he went to Arthur to say goodbye. He stood in front of him, wondering why his heart was breaking without tears. He returned to the island and faced Nimueh and any tears were washed away in the rain…
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